Kamar de los Reyes aka Detective Antonio Vega from ‘One Life To Live’ fame, dead at age 56

By Annie Walker

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Kamar de los Reyes in 2014. On a tour of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Houston (SSN 713). By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jason Swink, Public Domain, https commons.wikimedia.org

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Kamar de los Reyes (November 8, 1967 – December 24, 2023) was a Puerto Rican actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Antonio Vega on the ABC soap operaOne Life to Live, and as Raul Menendez, the primary antagonist of the 2012 video game, Call of Duty: Black Ops II.

De los Reyes also played Jobe, a demon in the fourth season of Sleepy Hollow, and Ryan Caradine on The Rookie.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Cuban percussionist Walfredo de los Reyes and a Puerto Rican mother, Matilde Pages, Kamar de los Reyes grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He is the brother of the percussionist of the band ChicagoWalfredo Reyes Jr., and to former Yanni, and now Zac Brown Band percussionist, Daniel de los Reyes. He married actress Sherri Saum in 2007 and they had twin boys. Saum was a co-star on One Lift to Live playing the role of Kerri Reynolds. He had a son named Caylen from a previous relationship.

De los Reyes died from cancer in Los Angeles, on December 24, 2023, at the age of 56.

Kamar’s wife, Sherri Saum was born in Dayton, Ohio in 1974. Grew up in the nearby suburb of Kettering and attended Ohio State. Here is Sherri Saum in 2014. By Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0, https commons.wikimedia.org